Beware of Severna Park Trampolines!

05/06/2014

Exercise is valuable. Moving is terrific. Moving exercise on a
trampoline is...dicey.

Back And Neck Care Center is an advocate of exercise.
Back And Neck Care Center would like to see all of our patients and families of patients to
exercise. It’s great for everyone’s overall health. Back And Neck Care Center also
cautions Severna Park families and patients to exercise to one’s
capacity, warm up, and build up slowly when trying any new exercise routine.
But when it comes to trampolines for exercise and/or for fun, Back And Neck Care Center
cautions trampoline lovers a little more earnestly because of the risks of
injury.

Severna Park trampoline fans often dispute
Back And Neck Care Center when we express caution. So it was nice that this latest
article was published. It documents just what types of injuries are related
with trampolines from a long-term point of view. This study compiled statistics
of emergency department visits due to trampoline injuries from 2002 to 2011.
Did you know that there were an estimated 1,002,735 visits for trampoline-related injuries?
Wow! 288,876 (29.0%) of those visits were for fractures. The average age of the
kids with fractures was 9.5 years. 51.7%
were male. 95.1% of these trampoline-induced fractures occurred at home.(1) The statistics of the body parts that are injured go on and on. You
would be dumbfounded. And beyond the bodily injury, the financial costs are
incredible: $1.002 billion for all trampoline injuries in this 10 year period: $408 million alone for fractures. (1) Even though we’re not sure how many actually
occur on Severna Park trampolines specifically, these numbers are
astounding!

So Back And Neck Care Center hates to wreck a (perceived) good time
for its Severna Park trampoline enthusiasts, but it’s risky. Some of our Severna Park patients find this hard to believe because there are
big trampoline public exercise/play facilities and trampoline exercise classes
popping up everywhere. Jumping is fun. Trampoline jumping can be competitive. Bottomline:
Trampoline jumping may be dangerous, especially for young Severna Park
kids. Back And Neck Care Center encourages exercise and fun, but simpler, on-the-ground
activities are encouraged!

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